SC - SC Melted Cheese

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 8 Nov 99,, that Elysant at aol.com wrote:

> Lady Brighid wrote:
> 
> > (Snip)  And it was there that I had my first acquaintance with Digby's
> > savory toasted cheese.  When I go to heaven, I know what will be on the
> > table, right next to the manna.
> 
> M'Lady,
> you wouldn't be Welsh would you? ;-)  

Nope.  By persona, Irish.  Mundanely, Irish and Jewish.
 
> There is an old saying the English have about us Welsh - that all there
> would need to be in Heaven to keep us happy would be "Caws Pobi" (Toasted
> Cheese!). ;-)  

The Welsh are obviously a civilized folk, with a proper appreciation of 
The Good Things in Life.

> BTW I looked up the "Savoury Tosted or Melted Cheese" recipe in Digby. 
> The recipe looks as if it would be really delicious and is, I think, quite
> similar to the recipe for (Welsh) Rarebit (Rarebit additionally has milk
> and beer in it, but no asparagus, onions or other things added).  
> 
> Here's the recipe I have for the dish. 
> 
> Welsh Rarebit / "Caws Pobi" (Toasted Cheese).
> 
>     4 oz Grated Cheese
>     3 tablespoonfuls milk
>     1 oz butter
>     Pepper (white) and salt (mustard if desired)
>     Slices of Toasted bread
>       A little beer (if desired)
> 
> Place cheese and milk in saucepan and melt slowly.  Add butter, salt and
> pepper.  When piping hot, pour over the toast and brown under the grill.  

Sounds delicious.  Do you know what kind of cheese would be most 
appropriate?

> Elysant

Brighid


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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